The Saradita Towers

Overview

'The Saradita Towers' is the predominantly used name for the three towers in Khusaka. This term is a half-translation, technically. In the the Khenian language, they are known as Di Menari Saradita, which translates as The Burnished Towers. They are so called due to their outer walls being made of bronze. The middle tower is taller the outside pair, and sits recessed from the others.
The towers are located at the rear the High Mesa district of Khusaka, the Khenian capital city. The Khena Empire's emperor, or Perarka in their native tongue, resides in the central tower. The central tower effectively acts as their palace. The other two towers house the other great offices of state, and their related business.

Appearance

The central tower rises to a height of nearly 1,000ft. The main tower is cylindrical with bulb-shaped spire, as is the architectural custom in northern Thrabad. The tower reduces in diameter at various intervals, with its uppermost floors being 100ft across. The lowest portion of the tower, that forms its foundation, whilst styled on its exterior with curving lines, is internally a rectangular space that is 400ft wide and 250ft deep. This gives way above to the first true tower section, which is 200ft in diameter.
The other two towers are indentical in size to each other, but smaller than the central in almost perfect scale. They reach roughly 800ft, with the top levels measuring 80ft in diameter, and a base of roughly 300ft by 180ft.
Externally the entirety of the towers is covered, top to bottom, in burnished bronze.

History

Khusaka, as a city, was founded by Jamal Asaid at the dawn of the Age of Discovery, to be the capital city of a country then called Varandon ("The Dry Place", in the Old Tongue). The location was chosen due to the high mesa (which lends its name to the district) that rests along the edge of the Maru Desert, making it an incredibly defensible position. The construction of the central tower occurred several decades later under the second ruler, Jamal's son Rolan, but would not be completed until his son's reign. Khuman Asaid ordered the construction of the other two towers, stating it was unfair that his station be shown so much more grandeur than his most trusted advisors'. Of course, the second and third tower were smaller, though.
Whilst the power in Varandon has changed hands so many times over the millennia, so much so that the name Varandon has been sentenced to the annals of history in favour of whomever is in rule (currently known as The Khena Empire), The Saradita remain and so does their purpose.

Type

Tower